The best food television shows of 2017

For
cookbook lovers, nothing beats cracking open a favorite book and
settling in to browse and dream of new tastes and techniques.
Sometimes you have to put down the book, however. Thank goodness
for a plethora of television shows to fill the time in between book
reading sessions!

This fall, everyone's favorite baking show, The Great
British Bake Off, debuts on its new home. The contestants
have been announced, and everyone is eagerly
anticipating what changes are in store for the program and its
freshened cast. Meanwhile, former GBBO host Mary Berry is gearing up for her new show, but
unfortunately we will have to wait until next year to see
it.

Another GBBO alumnus, Nadiya Hussain, recently debuted
Nadiya's British Food Adventure on BBC 2. Viewers
have been singing her praises; she is an effortless host
and her bubbly personality shines through. We are busy indexing the
cookbook that accompanies the show, also titled Nadiya's British Food Adventure.

We recently discussed Jamie Oliver's new program, Jamie Oliver's Quick and Easy. On this side of
the pond, fellow Brit Gordon Ramsay's new program on Fox (US),
The F-Word, began airing early this summer. Based
on his popular UK show, each hour-long episode features groups of
friends and families battling in an intense, high-stakes cook-off.
The first season is nearing its end; you can stream full episodes on the Fox
website.

Ina Garten also had a new program debut earlier
this year. In Cook Like a Pro, the veteran host
"teaches the essential recipes and techniques every cook must know
to achieve success in the kitchen," according to Food Network. There is no word on
when a cookbook from this show will be released, but rest assured
it will happen.

Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television airs on PBS
starting next month. The billing for this new show claims to
"bring the best of home cooking to public television,
adapting new techniques, flavors, and recipes to produce bolder,
simpler, better food to home cooks everywhere." It will be
interesting to see how the program differs from America's Test
Kitchen, which soldiers on without its iconic
host.